tougher competition does indeed raise productivity and one of the main mechanisms is through improving management practices …. To establish this, I report on new research seeking to quantify management. I relate this to theoretical perspectives on … the economics of competition and management, arguing that management should be seen at least in part as a transferable …

official business microdata. We find that ‘climate friendly’ management practices are associated with lower energy intensity … variation in management practices across firms can be explained in part by organizational structure. Firms are more likely to … adopt climate friendly management practices if climate change issues are managed by the environmental or energy manager, and …